Design Thinking Session for Business Leaders and Startups

Design Thinking Session for Business Leaders and Startups

It’s been 11 years since we inaugurated 8012 FT – the Transformation Design Center for Driving Leadership and Enterprise Transformation.

To commemorate this milestone, I am taking a 90-minute online session on “Design The Thinking Primer” free for all Business Leaders, Small and Medium-Size Companies and Startups.

It’s been 11 years since we inaugurated 8012 FT – the Transformation Design Center for Driving Leadership and Enterprise Transformation.

To commemorate this milestone, I am taking a 90-minute online session on “Design The Thinking Primer” free for all Business Leaders, Small and Medium-Size Compa

The session will cover topics such as the first principles of scale, the significance of Design Thinking, the concept of ‘Design The Thinking’ and how Design Thinking operates using Frames and Details to drive the Last 2% equals to 200% increase in performance.

The Session is scheduled on 29th March 2024, at 3 pm – 5 pm IST. You can register for this event at https://lnkd.in/eBwxKFhh.

Write to nachu.nagappan@intellectdesign.com for any further clarification that you may have.

April 1, 2024

Murari Lal post

The story I am about to tell traverses the fascinating world of a young boy and his journey to adulthood. And during this journey, he tells a riveting story of discovery – of his journey and self discovery. It’s about a young and determined individual who faced financial obstacles but remained committed to achieving his goals. Interwoven in his journey, we unravel how the world of technology unravels.

Murari Lal was just like any other boy growing up in a bustling locality in a vibrant city. He imbibed the vibrancy and had his playful side. But there was another side to him, too. At the tender age of 10, Murari was captivated by the mesmerising world of video games. However, a price tag of Rs.2000 hung heavily over his dreams, a sum far beyond the confines of his modest pocket money, that amounted to a mere Rs.50 per month.

But the money did not seem to be an obstacle in achieving his dream. He remained focused on his important goal. He was determined to be smart with his money and found help at the local Ramlal Bank to start his financial journey. He saved Rs.20 from his monthly pocket money, resisted the temptation and deposited whatever money he got on festivals in that account to make his dream come true.

Time passed. Festivals came & went. The temptations were all there. But his dream & determination was greater than all of these. After patiently waiting for two years, Murari’s hard work with money paid off, and festivities brought in extra money, Murari remained determined. He felt proud and satisfied when he had Rs.2000 in his hands. It showed he didn’t give up and was smart with his money. This was just the beginning of Murari’s journey to learn how to handle money well, and he never forgot this important lesson.

When he was 13, he had to buy groceries for his family. This allowed him to learn even more about managing money, and it happened at a local store.

With his mom’s shopping lists, Murari regularly went to the nearby grocery store. But there was a surprising twist: the store owner didn’t immediately ask for payment. Instead, they sent someone to collect the money at the end of the month. Murari realised that this system was similar to how credit and credit cards work, which got him thinking about the complex world of finance that he would soon learn about.

As Murari’s life story progressed, taking him through college and into the world of startups, his journey blended perfectly with the growing world of technology. He named his business ‘Murari Lal & Co’ and approached RamLal Bank to seek financial assistance and was introduced to how RamLal bank can extend a loan to him against the machinery he would procure and purchase orders he got as well as help him manage his month to month cash requirements by giving him money against the invoices he would raise to his clients.

September 1, 2023

Post describing his 10 years journey

I heard the phrase during my school days – Time Flies.

Here I am experiencing 10 years of time flown since innauguration of FT8012 on 23rd March 2013 by Michael Harte, who flown from Australia to innaugurate this ‘Monument of Design Thinking’, the first of its kind in the world dedicated for making a difference in financial technology world.

Over the 10 years period of smartest brains entered in this space and having deep design conversations makes this place sacred. Each time I participated in taking a group of leaders around Design Center, I got some new learning, some new connections, some blind spots surfaced or some difficult problems got solved. Each visit is Magical and energising for me.

The whole concept and design of Mission Samriddhi germinated from FT 8012. It took us 3 years and over 150 Development Accelerators with deep commitment to Social development participated in over 20 different workshops. The entire CATALYST WHEEL and Cluster Development Program (CDP) got designed from this SACRED place.

It’s a Temple of Thinking and Inspiration for me.

Happy Design Day.

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March 1, 2023

HOCO Holistic and Collective Farming

HOCO – Holistic and Collective Farming to design to generate 6 to 8 times farmer income.

5 problems addressed thru 100 acre collective land pooling

  1. Land fragmentation
  2. Water systems with large capacities
  3. Multi crop ecosystem design
  4. Completely chemical free
  5. Farmer gets fortnightly salary

design #farming #water #hoco #schooldesignthinking

November 6, 2022

Agri Day out at HOCO farming by Mission Samriddhi and Intellect ESG at Shiratoki village

Today we spent the ‘Agri Day out’ at HOCO farming by Mission Samriddhi and Intellect ESG at Shiratoki village.

A wonderful picnic and deep learning on agriculture from Professor Hemant Singh Chouhan.

Mystery on Companion crops, science of bacteria’s using multiple organic fertilisers and pesticides.

Zero chemical fertilisers and zero chemical pesticides. All organic material produced by tribals.

Typically it costs 10,000 rupees per acre of chemical fertilisers like urea and various pesticides. For 109 acres, the HOCO saved over 11 lacs of input costs.

We learnt that few companion plants acts as pest control to other plant because they attract specific birds which eats pests.

We were fortunate to get deep knowledge in natural farmin

November 6, 2022

My Diary from Archives – Entrepreneurship – Juggling 6 balls

Today, I visited TieCon 2014 Chennai and many entrepreneurs during the day.
During the various meetings I observed 6 patterns of problems being faced by entrepreneurs.

1. Lots of discussions were around fund raising, valuations etc. I call this Finance Capital.
2. Second area was around product and its differentiation. We can call this IP Capital.
3. Once they have finance and IP capital then it’s about building a team. That’s about Human Capital.
4. Right customer identification and winning customer confidence is about building Customer Capital.
5. Once entrepreneurs have completed the first four blocks then they start thinking about systems and processes i.e. the power of Execution Capital.
6. Finally, scaling is about getting noticed and starting to get a few pull sales. This is building a brand – Brand Capital.

Now, imagine a cuboid of 1 inch side with 6 sides and write each capital on each side of its face.
Face 1 – Finance Capital
Face 2 – Product/IP Capital
Face 3 – Team/Human Capital
Face 4 – Customer Capital
Face 5 – Systems/Execution Capital
Face 6 – Brand Capital

Now, if each side of the cuboid grows 3 times or each Capital grows 3 times, what will be the overall growth of the Cuboid? Calculate.

27 times

And, if each side grows 4 times, what will be the impact on the business?

64 times

That’s the power of entrepreneurship.

October 12, 2021

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) sets up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for FinTech

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) is setting up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for FinTech at the Software Technology Parks of India STPI-Chennai, in association with ELCOT, the Government of Tamil Nadu to establish Chennai as a FinTech hub.

This initiative will provide a greater platform and pave the path for growth of budding software companies involved in providing FinTech solutions.

I have been appointed as the Chief Mentor of this wonderful initiative and to support the startup community. The coming together of some reputed organisations like NPCI, UIDAI, IIT Madras, TiE Chennai, YES Bank, Paypal, Pontaq, HSBC, Torus and other partners is a great opportunity for sharing best practices and building a viable ecosystem at the national level.

A one-day “FinTech Design Thinking Workshop” has been planned on 11th January 2019 at the FinTech 8012 Design Center at Intellect Design Arena Limited to understand, discuss and deliberate on the strategy and roadmap for banks and financial institutions in providing cutting-edge technology solutions to support their business.

The conference is being attended by digital leaders from public, private & co-operative sector banks, foreign bank, delegates from the government and speakers from partner companies.

May 10, 2019